'Islamists' vow to allow Nudity, Alcohol and Usury

[islamerica]

'Islamists' vow to allow Nudity, Alcohol and Usury

Mr Jbeli promised to stand by the country's liberal laws on tourists, women's clothing and alcohol, following the moderate line set out by the party chairman, Rached Ghannouchi, who in common with leaders of Islamist parties elsewhere in the region will take a behind-the-scenes role.

In contrast to the vision of a Sharia state set out at the weekend by the interim president of neighbouring Libya, Mr Jbeli said he would not try to introduce Islamist concepts like an interest-free banking system.

And he promised that an Ennahda-led government would not damage the economy by restricting freedoms necessary for the important tourism industry.

"The tourism sector is among the achievements which we cannot touch," he said in a statement carried by state media. "Is it logical to handicap a strategic sector like tourism by forbidding wine or wearing bathing costumes? These are personal liberties for Tunisians and foreigners as well.

"We will not make Islamic banks universal. We are not going to abolish the banking system that exists."

The agenda set in place in Tunisia will be monitored closely across the region by Islamists and non-Islamists alike. Ennahda is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, the dominant force in political Islamism in the Arab world, which often pursues a far more radical agenda than that espoused by Ennahda.

Islamist figures are also coming to the fore in Libya, where an announcement on Sunday by Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the interim president, that the authorities would make polygamy easier and permit only Islamic banking – which does not allow the charging of interest – sent shock-waves through secular elements.

Ennahda activists claim that the party's success will encourage Islamist groups facing elections, such as in Egypt, to adopt a similarly moderate agenda. "I think we are going to show the world not only how to be truly democratic, but to excel at being democrats," Said Ferjani, a senior official, told The Daily Telegraph.

"We are looking for a sensible, constructive relationship with the United States and Europe, with Latin America, Asia and Russia, but above all with Africa and the Muslim world." But Emile Hokayem, who is monitoring the election for the International Institute of Strategic Studies in Bahrain, said Ennahda's victory could yet be a double-edged sword.

"It could send a message that the more moderate an Islamist group the more appealing it is," he said. "But it could also suggest to people in other countries that in the most secular state undergoing a transition to democracy in the Arab world the Islamists still win.

"It suggests that the Islamists in Egypt and other places can actually do very well."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...eral-laws.html​

 

[Idris16]

Very easy to make Shirk in `Ubodiyyah [Allâh's Oneness in Worship] and Rubobiyyah [Allâh's Oneness in Lordship] these days.

 

[Hatty]

Interested-based economy is already collapsing and we clearly see the demise of the EU because of such a system. There is nothing to fear when a leader of a political party speak against such a flawed system. Even those who used to promote such a system can not have the courage to defend this flawed system. It is about time, to take advantage of the demise of interest-based economy and introduce Islamic based economy.

 

[luluimaan]

Interested-based economy is already collapsing and we clearly see the demise of the EU because of such a system. There is nothing to fear when a leader of a political party speak against such a flawed system. Even those who used to promote such a system can not have the courage to defend this flawed system. It is about time, to take advantage of the demise of interest-based economy and introduce Islamic based economy.

I agree. If the collapse of the entire financial sector of the world isn't a sign, I don't know what is. Clearly the whole "we win, they default" system of banking isn't going to work.

 

[Perseveranze]

The least I expected was for them to ban Usery. I mean, it's one of the biggest sins to take part in usery and yet it's being embraced.

Usery will only bring misfortune, just look at the issues the global market is facing, with much of the blame going to USA.

Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity: For He loveth not creatures ungrateful and wicked. - [Quran 2:276]

 

[John Smith]

Could someone be kind enough and explain " Islamist " to me?

Cheers.

 

[islamerica]

Could someone be kind enough and explain " Islamist " to me?

Cheers.

As described by wiki

islamism - Political Islam" is set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system. Islamism is a controversial term, and definitions of it sometimes vary. Leading Islamist thinkers emphasized the enforcement of Sharia (Islamic law); of pan-Islamic political unity; and of the elimination of non-Muslim, particularly Western military, economic, political, social, or cultural influences in the Muslim world, which they believe to be incompatible with Islam.

Some observers suggest Islamism's tenets are less strict, and can be defined as a form of identity politics or "support for [Muslim] identity, authenticity, broader regionalism, revivalism, [and] revitalization of the community".

Many of those described as "Islamists" oppose the use of the term, and claim that their political beliefs and goals are simply an expression of Islamic religious belief. Similarly, some experts favor the term activist Islam, militant Islam or political Islam instead

In short, it's nothing more than a word coined by the west for anyone that tries to be religious and want to bring about change in their own country to be one of more based on Islamic teachings. Also, term used in conjunction with terrorist, extremist and so forth for anyone that doesn't please the west.

Otherwise they are called rebels, heroes, or freedom fighters. Libya rebels (heroes) vs Yemeni rebels (terrorists) is a recent example.

The title of this thread is sarcasm because the rebels claimed to want to establish shariah and Islam and yet they now saying they want nudity, alcohol and usury. These are your western pleasing "islamists"